Religion is a subject that many people don’t talk about for
various reasons. For some people, religion and their beliefs are something that
they consider sacred. For others, religion represents hurt because of bad past
experiences. For me, I don’t believe in religion. I am a follower of the Lord
and Son of GOD, Jesus Christ. I have seen many things that people do not believe
in, and a few things that have expanded my mind. I have dealt with demon possessed
people, I seen and experienced miracles, I have been in “haunted“ houses, heard
growling in empty rooms, and seen a demon. I don’t say these things to brag. I
say them only to preface my blog. For the next few weeks, I promise to bring
you things that you don’t believe in a way that is non-threatening and
non-eccentric. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to “The Other Side”.
This week’s edition of “the Other Side” features the story
of a friend of mine who attends Frostburg.
Jessica Smith is a senior who lives on Bowery Street. That
is not that big of a deal right? Wrong, Jessica has an interesting story to
tell. She moved into her apartment on Bowery in May of 2012. She stayed in her
place during the summer by herself, and towards the end of the summer, strange
things started to happen around her home.
Jessica says that things started subtly. She had a dehumidifier in the
corner of her room that she used frequently. One day, she came home to find her
dehumidifier on and running. She did not think much of it, and flipped it off.
Days went by, and she forgot about the incident. One day, she came home and it
was on again. She started trying to explain to herself what would turn this
machine on by itself. Maybe it was a short in the machine’s wiring? Maybe there
were power surges that flipped it on? She did some sleuth work, and discovered
that the dehumidifier was not on the same setting that she normally left it on.
The knob had turned itself. Is that possible? She thought not. By this time,
she was on slight alert about what may be going on in her house, but she
decided not to give it much thought. Then, things started to get a bit more
real. What happened when a poster with four thumbtacks holding it in place launched
off of a wall at her? Jessica says that “it scared the crap outta me.” “Maybe
it’s a really weird coincidence”, she thought.
Well it happened again, but this time she woke up to the poster on her
bed. The poster had flown off of the wall while she was sleeping and landed on
her bed. Now, there’s a cause for alarm. She was starting to believe that maybe
something un-normal was happening. The confirmation came when her soap dish
launched at her face while she was showering. Last I checked, soap dishes don’t
do much flying by themselves. Now, she comes
home to find stuff moved that she knows that she did not touch before she left.
She believes that her home is co-inhabited by a poltergeist. For those outside
the know, a poltergeist is a violent and disruptive spiritual entity. For most people, a poltergeist would mean a
sudden change of residence. But, for Jessica, a poltergeist isn’t that out of
the ordinary because there was one in the house she grew up in. She assures me
that she is fine. She won’t be worried until “doors start slamming, lights
start flickering, and walls start bleeding”. Jessica, I hope it does not get to
that point.
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